File a Land Transfer Tax refund/rebate affidavit without retyping your details

Claiming back overpaid Land Transfer Tax means an affidavit with your details, the transaction details, and the basis for the claim. This guide is an example of storing your details once in hivi so the affidavit fills quickly.

Official form and source

Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:

• Service page: Refunds and rebates — Land Transfer Tax — ontario.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Land Transfer Tax Refund/Rebate Affidavit — 9996

What this form is about

The affidavit supports a claim for a refund of tax overpaid or a rebate of tax properly paid, depending on the circumstances of your transaction.

Before you start: what to gather

• Your full name, address, and contact information.
• The property and transaction details.
• The basis for the claim (the affidavit sets out the eligible reasons).

Confirm the current rules and time limits on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Store your details once. Save your name, address, and contact information in hivi.
2. Autofill the affidavit. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
3. Confirm the basis and time limit on ontario.ca.
4. File through the official process — often via your lawyer.

Why do it in hivi

Property transactions reuse the same personal and property details across many documents. Stored once in hivi — in Canada, with no third-party AI — each affidavit and form starts mostly filled.